Reyes, P. Rebeca; Serraino-Reyes, Aaron (sister/brother). Discovery Green Park, 2009-12-11T11:30:00

File — Interview-ID: MBY006041

Interview Description

P. Rebeca Reyes (42) talks with her brother Aaron Serraino-Reyes (35) about fleeing El Salvador during the Civil War and immigrating to the United States with their family.

Facilitator Subject Log

:52 How they ended up in Corpus Christi, TX; leaving San Salvador in 1972; Rebeca's memories of arriving on the bus

4:24 sightseeing in Mexico City; taking Pan Am flight to Houston, TX; first memories of arriving in the United States

14:20 oldest brother Paco died; parents couldn't go to Paco's funeral; night before Paco died their mother had a bad asthma attack

21:34 learning to speak English with a machine; watching Sesame Street taught Barbara and Aaron English

29:34 going back to El Salvador after living in the U.S. for so long; how the war changes everything; eating certain fruits